VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (5.1/5.5))

Course Overview

This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere®, which consists of VMware vSphere® ESXi™ and VMware® vCenter Server™. This course is based on prerelease versions of ESXi 5.1 and vCenter Server 5.1.

Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware Certified Professional 5 exam.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should understand vSphere 5.1 functions and features and be able to do the following:

Install and configure ESXi

Install and configure vCenter Server components

Use vCenter Server to configure and manage ESXi networking and storage

Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines

Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure

Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage

Use vCenter Server to increase scalability

Use VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ to apply ESXi patches

Use vCenter Server to manage higher availability and data protection

Prerequisite

System Administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux Operating Systems